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Japan Diverse Images Dataset

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Title of Dataset
Estimated Carbon Fluxes in Shrinking and Aging Plantations of Japanese Cedar

Authors
Jumpei Toriyama¹*, Shoji Hashimoto^{1, 2}, Katsuhiro Nakao³, Taku M. Saitoh^4
1Department of Forest Soil, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
²Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
³Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
⁴Center for Environmental and Societal Sustainability, Gifu University, Japan
*E-mail: toriyama_jumpei680@ffpri.go.jp

Abbreviations Used
NPP: Net Primary Production
NEP: Net Ecosystem Production
GCM: Global Climate Model
SSP1–2.6: Shared Socioeconomic Pathway 1–2.6 (low greenhouse gas emission scenario)
SSP5–8.5: Shared Socioeconomic Pathway 5–8.5 (very high greenhouse gas emission scenario)

Description
This dataset comprises three CSV files: ssp126.csv, ssp585.csv and latlong.csv. The ssp126.csv and ssp585.csv correspond to the climate scenarios SSP1–2.6 and SSP5–8.5, respectively. These files contain model outputs of annual NPP, NEP, and vegetation carbon stocks for Japanese cedar plantations and secondary broadleaf forests across 49,440 meshes (i.e., grid cells) in Japan. The latlong.csv contains the latitude and longitude of 49,440 meshes.

Simulations were conducted using the process-based model Biome-BGC, coupled with the MT-CLIM preprocessor, under historical (2010) and future (2050 and 2090) climate conditions. Outputs represent decadal averages: 2005–2014 for 2010, 2045–2054 for 2050, and 2085–2094 for 2090.

The vegetation carbon stock includes total carbon stored in tree organs (leaves, stems, branches, and roots). Each file also includes information on stand age cohorts under four forest management scenarios. For methodological details and the national-scale simulation framework, refer to the publication below.

Reference
Toriyama, J., Hashimoto, S., Nakao, K., Saitoh, T.M., Nishizono, T., Uchiyama, K., Araki, M.G., Murakami, W., & Hirata, Y. (2025).
Management strategies for shrinking and aging tree plantations are constrained by the synergies and trade-offs between carbon sequestration and other forest ecosystem services. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, 123762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123762

Variables in CSV Files
Files: ssp126.csv (79 MB), ssp585.csv (79 MB), latlong.csv (1.5 MB)

• meshcode: Identifier of the mesh (i.e., grid cell, based on Japan’s third-order mesh system)
• gcm: GCM used; abbreviated as acc (ACCESS-CM2), ipsl (IPSL-CM6A-LR), miroc (MIROC6), mpi (MPI-ESM1-2-HR), and mri (MRI-ESM2-0)
• manag: Management scenario (1–4), corresponding to CL+PH, CH+PH, CL+PL, and CH+PL, respectively, as defined in Toriyama et al. (2025):
  - CL and CH: Low and high cutting intensities
  (5% and 15% per decade for cedar stands aged >30 years)
  - PL and PH: Low and high planting rates
  (25% and 75% of the harvested area)
• npp1, npp2, npp3: Annual NPP (kgC m⁻² year⁻¹) for 2010, 2050, and 2090, respectively
• nep1, nep2, nep3: Annual NEP (kgC m⁻² year⁻¹) for 2010, 2050, and 2090, respectively
• vegec1, vegec2, vegec3: Vegetation carbon stock (kgC m⁻²) for 2010, 2050, and 2090, respectively
• age1, age2, age3: Stand age cohort class in 2010, 2050, and 2090, respectively
  - Positive integers (1 to 17): Age classes of Japanese cedar stands
  (e.g., 1 = 1–10 years, 2 = 11–20 years, ..., 17 = 161–170 years)
  - Negative integers (-1 to -12): Age classes of secondary broadleaf forests
  (e.g., -1 = 1–10 years, ..., -12 = 111–120 years)
  - –99: Represents a steady-state condition for broadleaf forests (spin-up equilibrium)
• lat:  latitude of center of the mesh (north latitude)
• long:  longitude of center of the mesh (east longitude)

Acknowledgements
This dataset was produced with support from the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (JPMEERF25S12423, Theme S–24–2(3)) of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency (ERCA), provided by Ministry of the Environment, Japan, and from KAKENHI Grant No. 24K01818 of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The underlying research was also supported by the ERCA-funded project “Comprehensive Research on Projection of Climate Change Impacts and Evaluation of Adaptation” (Theme S–18–2(3)), and by KAKENHI Grant No. 21H02245 of JSPS.

Biome-BGC version 4.2 and MT-CLIM version 4.3 were developed by the Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group at the University of Montana. Parameterization for Japanese cedar stands was facilitated by flux data from the KHW site (FFPRI FluxNet database) and the TKC site (Center for Environmental and Societal Sustainability, Gifu University). The use of National Forest Resources Database (third-order mesh, 2008 version) was supported by the Forestry Agency of Japan.

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[!NOTE] Dataset origin: https://live.european-language-grid.eu/catalogue/lcr/19297

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Terms of Japanese Gastronomy

  Citation

Termcat Japanese Gastronomy (2022). Version unspecified. [Dataset (Lexical/Conceptual Resource)]. Source: European Language Grid. https://live.european-language-grid.eu/catalogue/lcr/19297

Das Bild Europas in Japan. Themen: Bekanntheitsgrad von ASEAN, EG und UN; Charakterisierung derEuropäischen Gemeinschaft als politische, ökonomische Vereinigung oderHandelsunion; Vergleich der Größe der Population der EG mit den USA;Vergleich des Lebensstandards der EG-Bürger mit dem der Japaner;Vergleich des japanischen Handelsvolumens mit der EG und denVereinigten Staaten; Kenntnis der EG-Mitgliedsländer; Kenntnis desProjekts ´Europa 92´; erwartete Auswirkungen dieses Projekts auf dieBeziehungen zwischen Japan und Westeuropa; Begrüßung einer engerenKooperation zwischen der EG und Japan in den Bereichen Kultur,technische Forschung, Energie, politische Kooperation, Umwelt undHandel; präferierte Medien (Fernsehnachrichten, Seminare,Veröffentlichungen usw.) über Europa; wichtigste Themen für einevermehrte Information über Vorgänge in der EG; wichtigsteInformationsquellen über die Europäische Gemeinschaft; Beurteilung derVereinigten Staaten, der Europäischen Gemeinschaft und derASEAN-Mitglieder als faire Handelspartner. Demographie: Alter; Geschlecht; Schulbildung; Berufstätigkeit;Haushaltseinkommen; Ortsgröße. The image of Europe in Japan. Topics: degree of familiarity of ASEAN,EC and UN; characterization of the European Community as political,economic union or business union; comparison of size of population ofthe EC with the USA; comparison of standard of living of the ECcitizens with that of the Japanese; comparison of the Japanese tradevolume with the EC and the United States; knowledge about EC membercountries; knowledge about the project ´Europe 92´; expected effects ofthis project on the relations between Japan and Western Europe;welcoming a closer cooperation between the EC and Japan in the areasculture, technical research, energy, political cooperation, environmentand trade; preferred media (television news, seminars, publicationsetc.) about Europe; most important topics for increased informationabout occurrences in the EC; most important sources of informationabout the European Community; judgement on the United States, theEuropean Community and the ASEAN members as fair trading partners.

Environmental contamination can negatively impact fish populations. In addition to acute toxicity leading to death, toxicants can reduce fish growth and lower reproduction. The potential for adverse population level effects of environmental contaminants are estimated from laboratory toxicity tests that most often measure apical endpoints related to growth, survival, and reproduction. The relationships between these endpoints are being evaluated to better predict shifts in fish population demography after exposure to environmental toxicants. Environmental contaminants can also affect fish populations indirectly by reducing prey biomass. However, estimating the combined effects of prey reduction and direct toxicity is difficult and rarely attempted. Here we describe a toxicity test designed to estimate the effect on Japanese medaka of both reduced food and chronic exposure to diazinon, an acetylcholinesterase inhibiting organophosphate pesticide. Fish were reared with limited food ration and/or diazinon exposure through a full life-cycle to assess possible interactions between the two stressors in their effects on growth and reproduction. Diazinon exposure, reduced ration, or combinations of both lowered growth rates and reproductive output of Japanese medaka. Various relationships between the two stressors (diazinon and ration) and growth and reproduction were modeled. These results inform fish models being developed by EPA to predict population consequences of chemical exposures. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Flynn, K., J. Swintek, F. Whiteman, and M. Etterson. The effects of combinations of limited ration and diazinon exposure on acetylcholinesterase activity, growth, and reproduction in Oryzias latipes, the Japanese medaka. JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Indianapolis, IN, USA, 40(4): 535-547, (2020).

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